COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

McCurtain County

Oklahoma · 33,433 residents · 1,851 sq mi

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With 33,433 people, McCurtain County is a county in Oklahoma. 30.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $29,400. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 30% less than in Oklahoma as a whole. Households take in $16,413 at the median, 46% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,433

−3%vs 2000

vs 34,402 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,851 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(2,526)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,678)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(2,965)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(2,699)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,014)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(4,691)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(4,319)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(3,772)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(3,049)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(2,678)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,574)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(468)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,413

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,162 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,291

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,693 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.2%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,400

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $302 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.5%(23,922)

Black9.2%(3,173)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(1,064)

Asian0.2%(73)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.5%(24,899)

Black10.3%(3,437)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(415)

Asian0.2%(81)

Other15%(5,016)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.9%(1,824)

South American0.3%(81)

Central American0.2%(48)

Guatemalan0.2%(48)

Venezuelan0.1%(44)

Puerto Rican0.1%(40)

Spaniard0.1%(35)

Peruvian0.1%(34)

Cuban0%(11)

Colombian0%(3)

Asian origin

Laotian0.5%(148)

Vietnamese0.2%(74)

Cambodian0.1%(45)

Filipino0.1%(39)

Japanese0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese1.4%(438)

Samoan0.2%(54)

Guamanian0.1%(39)

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Chamorro0%(6)

Chuukese0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish7.7%(2,365)

English6.9%(2,122)

German5%(1,538)

American3.5%(1,071)

Scottish1.4%(438)

French1%(312)

Subsaharan African0.8%(245)

Dutch0.7%(223)

Italian0.6%(196)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(149)

West Indian0.4%(138)

Welsh0.3%(101)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(96)

Polish0.2%(65)

British0.2%(49)

French Canadian0.2%(48)

Norwegian0.1%(42)

Portuguese0.1%(42)

Russian0.1%(25)

Greek0.1%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(17)

Danish0%(13)

Iranian0%(12)

Czech0%(9)

Romanian0%(9)

Brazilian0%(7)

Canadian0%(6)

Arab0%(3)

Jamaican0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.2%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 17.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.4%(3,796)

Married50.3%(5,890)

Widowed4.9%(573)

Divorced12.4%(1,455)

Women 15+

Never married25.1%(3,103)

Married47.9%(5,935)

Widowed13.7%(1,701)

Divorced13.3%(1,642)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.0%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 24.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.9%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.6%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19%(302)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(293)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.5%(660)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,591 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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